Bithell Games

Amberspire is out on May 6th! 🌇 Construct buildings, manage resources, and build in harmony with an alien ecology. Beneath the glow of a gas giant, Amberspire will grow and prosper into a flourishing city atop the ruins of an abandoned moon. Wishlist now on Steam!

Residents are a vital part of any city building game. During Amberspire's development, we experimented with a few different ways they could work. Here's what we eventually landed on! 👤🌇 Wishlist Amberspire on Steam, out on May 6th!

"By making dice such a central factor in Amberspire, I am actively embracing messing around." Amberspire is a city builder that incorporates the unpredictable nature of growing settlements & populations. But how does this affect gameplay, strategy, & end goals for the player? ⬇️

Amberspire is out on May 6th! 🌇 Wishlist now for a reminder when it releases: store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/Am…

Ever wondered what a city builder looks like before all the art goes in? Here's a peek at what Amberspire looked very, very early in development compared to the game now!

Even out in ruins of a near-forgotten moon, your city is being watched. Factions will present themselves as Amberspire grows. Adjust your strategy to earn their favour or risk their ire. Amberspire is out on Steam on May 6th, wishlist now! 🌇

"The resources are a primary method of communicating science fantasy to the player, as important as the art and music." Amberspire's resources are a little unusual for a city building game. How might a city be built on things like Insight, Gathering, & (most importantly) Tea? ⬇️

Construct buildings, manage resources, and build a city in harmony with an alien ecology. AMBERSPIRE is out May 6th 🌇 Wishlist now on Steam!

Wishlist Amberspire now, out May 6th! 🌇 store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/Am…

Read Nic's design diary on the development of Amberspire! lunardivision.net/why-dice/

"Dice are fun. They are probably the oldest game component in human history! As humans we like tactility, we like throwing things, we like winning and losing based on chance." So, how did we decide to make dice the foundation of our new city builder, Amberspire? ⬇️

Wishlist Amberspire on Steam, out May 6th! store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/Am…

Many of Amberspire's features first came together on paper. We went through a *lot* of ideas figuring out how dice would work in a city builder, finding the right balance between too-low stakes (boring, predictable) and overly-harsh penalties (frustrating, progress-halting).

Amberspire is out May 6th! 🌇 Build a science-fantasy city atop an abandoned mausoleum 🎲 Roll dice to collect resources and keep your city running 🏠 Grow your population and influence 👥 Earn the favour of off-world factions 🌧️ Manage the unusual ecology Wishlist on Steam!